Today, I found out that I won't be able to attend my own wedding, because I'll be in a mandatory training class that doesn't allow people to take vacation for any reason. So now we've wasted $10,000, and I can't even fly home for one day. All because I got promoted unexpectedly. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I found out I lost a promotion intended for me because I was on planned vacation. FML
Today, I found out that I have to reschedule my upcoming honeymoon because my office will be understaffed that week, due to the boss going on vacation right after my wedding. Oh, yeah, and he's in my bridal party. FML
Today, I lost my job for taking an unauthorized vacation. I just got married and requested time off for the wedding and honeymoon months ago; it was approved then. They forgot, and then got angry because I didn't remind them. I did remind them, the day before I left. FML
Today, my "self-schedule" job changed my schedule so I work every Wednesday. My boyfriend lives 3 hours away and this is the only day he has off from his jobs. Also, my previously approved PTO for his birthday, which I spent $1k non-refundable on, was cancelled. So now I'm out the money because I have to work or be fired. FML
Today, I found out that my promotion had been rescinded and given to someone else, all because I was on a pre-approved vacation. According to my boss, they need someone who's "committed to the company" for the position, and gave me a lecture on how if I keep being "lazy" and "unmotivated" I'll never get ahead. FML
Today, I found out my email hasn't been working for 10 days. Normally, this wouldn't be a big deal, but it just so happens that a position opened up for my dream job while this was happening. I would have gotten the job, but instead they gave it to someone I just finished training. FML
Today, I found out less than three weeks before my wedding that my fiancé will lose his new, great paying job, unless we cancel our nonrefundable honeymoon. FML
Today, the rearranged meeting, for which I was instructed by my boss to cancel my holiday for, got cancelled. FML
Today, I found out that my fiancé is going to be deployed on our wedding day. FML
Today, my two co-workers got the promotion we were all working for. The reason they got the promotion and not me? My interview got cancelled because of a policy change, implemented that day. FML
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Top comments
Jeremiah722 19
Miss the promotion, get married
plan_Z 14
I do believe that due to how long you would have given your employer notice you may find that a quick chat to HR and explain your situation could mean the wedding is on still. Also if your job is forcing you to cancel tell them they will have to pay for it, they will let you go then.
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Comments (81)
Jeremiah722 19
Miss the promotion, get married
Kittyphysics 21
who tf spends 10k on a wedding!?
ProDerp 8
Most weddings cost around $10,000 if not more.
doriboo 13
Mine didn't.
Brokeandsad 8
That's actually not that bad. Between the dress, cake, venue, and invitations All that can stack up pretty quickly
canadiangirl98 9
A lot of weddings in my culture cost close to 100,000
ally8 21
Comment moderated for rule-breaking.
Just quit- there are more jobs out there, but only one wedding (hopefully)
darkspartan 19
Wow I would just do what my heart told me to do and that would be get married
Nathan_Henry 15
Well...congrats on the promotion
plan_Z 14
I do believe that due to how long you would have given your employer notice you may find that a quick chat to HR and explain your situation could mean the wedding is on still. Also if your job is forcing you to cancel tell them they will have to pay for it, they will let you go then.
naddousha 14
The let go part might actually mean getting fired. It's a tough call for OP and the spouse, should be a team decision.
chaseafterwind82 29
Turn down the promotion. Follow your heart- and your wallet! $10,000 is a HUGE amount to lose...
Loyalteez 23
Nothing is "mandatory".
sweetbliss3 37
agreed. explain the situation. I worked at a place and had a mandatory meeting and if you didn't show you got fired. I had class at the same time and let the manager know that I'd be going to class instead. he just went through everything with me the next time I worked. good luck, I hope they're understanding.
Musicstruck17 24
People are going to be saying just quit but it looks like OP is choosing the job so that must mean her job is super important to her. Best of luck to you OP.
Miss_Whipped 43
OP is male. And I hope he'd choose the wedding over the promotion. He can't get that $10,000 back.
ChopSuey444 20
#20, Unless it's an insanely well paying job. In which case he could indeed get that 10k back. Jobs aren't easy to come by. And the wedding date CAN be moved. A reschedule would be costly. But again, we'd just have to know exactly how good a promotion OP got.
Awahso 25
Tell you what. If the company will pay you the $10,000 you spent, reschedule. If not, either chat with your HR department, turn down the promotion, or just find a new job.
khaledalmu 7
F**k it